Deck 3: How Can We Learn About Our Own and Others Cultures

Question 1

Define "ritual" as discussed in the text and give an illustrative example.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Briefly explain the four teaching functions of narratives.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Identify the eight parts of the Hymes SPEAKING framework.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Explain the two parts of the learning process as described in the text.

Question 5

Define "narrative" as discussed in the text and relate it to your own experience.

Question 6

Identify four ways to learn about another culture as discussed in the text.

Question 7

What is the difference between an etic and an emic perspective?

Question 8

Briefly describe one of the narratives mentioned in the book and what it teaches us about what is important in the community in which it is told.

Question 9

The learning process is built upon both precedent and ________.

Question 10

All narratives are told from a particular ____________.

Question 11

Rituals are a _________ sequence of _________, the correct performance of which pays homage to a sacred object.

Question 12

Which is not one of the four teaching functions of narratives as described in the text?

A) How to entertain people
B) The way the world works
C) How to act in the world
D) How to evaluate what goes on in the world
E) Our place in the world

Question 13

Which of the following is true of rituals as described in the text?

A) Reserved for specialized settings
B) Engaged in only by people who are a bit backward
C) Just the exact same thing over and over
D) Part of everyday life in all cultures

Question 14

Which of the following are components of the Hymes SPEAKING framework?

A) Scene
B) Norms
C) Activities
D) A and B
E) A, B, and C

Question 15

The learning process is based on need and:

A) Precedent
B) Priorities
C) Professors
D) Power

Question 16

Etic refers to things which:

A) Are eatable
B) Are hierarchical when properly established
C) Cut across cultures or are universal
D) Are meaningful only to a particular community

Question 17

Social dramas can serve to:

A) Always pay homage to a sacred social ideal
B) Help us understand communal values and norms
C) Ensure culture remains static
D) Make bananas taste better with tea.

Question 18

Emic distinctions carry over across any culture.

Question 19

Narratives are one of the most powerful ways of teaching because we often don't even know we are being taught.

Question 20

We now know that rituals are just meaningless routines.